Eagle Egilsson
Directing
- Born
- August 31, 1966 (age 60) · Reykjavík, Iceland
Egill was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and studied filmmaking at Columbia College Hollywood, a Los Angeles based film school. As a cinematographer, he is perhaps best known for his work on The Wire, CSI: Miami (where he was also a co-producer), Dark Blue and numerous television commercials and music videos. In 2008, he directed the Heroes spin-off miniseries Heroes: Destiny.
He has directed episodes of the television series Dark Blue and CSI: Miami, among others. He has directed several installments of The CW action series Nikita, for which he has received high accolades.
Read moreShow less
Egill is a four-time nominee for the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards, and carried home the award in the television category in 2010 for the Dark Blue episode "Venice Kings", which he also directed. Later that year, he became the first Icelander to be admitted into the ASC.
Known for
Behind the camera9
- 2022Tiger 24 Executive Producer
- 2011Nirvana: Live at the Paramount Camera Operator
- 2000American Virgin Director of Photography
- 1999Sirens Director of Photography
- 1998A Place Called Truth Director of Photography
- 1997Business for Pleasure Director of Photography
- 1996A Face to Die For Director of Photography
- 1996Sweet Temptation Director of Photography
- 1995Delta of Venus Director of Photography